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Chromebook Tips & Tricks

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  • Separate tabs into different windows. (drag tab off bar to it’s own window…)
  • Alt+[ or ] for filling ½ the with the screen with the current app.
  • Ctl + Alt + ? to show ALL keyboard shortcuts.
  • Magnify glass + L for locking the screen.
  • “Pin” icons in the tray. (open app, then “right click” icon, then “pin”)
  • Preview Pane in Gmail. (Click the Gear, then the “reading pane” section.)
  • Enlarge Screen (or shrink it) (“Settings”, search for “display size”, slider bar…)
  • See open apps. (3 fingers swipe up)
  • Users have been asking for a virtual desktop environment on Chrome OS for quite some time. Finally, it’s available. For multi-taskers, it’s a huge help as it lets them focus on important things first. So here is how you can access it. Just do a 3-finger slide up gesture and you will find the “New Desk” option on the top-right corner. Alternatively, you can use these shortcuts as well: Shift + Search + = to create new virtual desktop and Shift + Search + – to delete one. You can switch between them using Search + ] and Search + [ shortcuts.
  • you can close a tab by simply tapping 3 fingers at once on a Chrome tab.
  • Screen shots. (Ctrl + [  ]]]  whole screen, or Ctrl + Shift + [  ]]]) Saved to downloads. (files icon)
  • Storage size? Open files, click 3 dots, click bottom…
  • Use a SD card (or Micro SD) for extra storage.
  • Home account can be added (not monitored!)
  • Ports! Use your ports! Wireless mice, keyboards, Hard drives, headphones, etc..
  • Extend Displays. (or mirror). Settings, Displays.
  • Cut Copy Paste. (Ctrl X or C or V)
  • Delete is (Alt + Backspace)
  • Touchpad 2 finger Scrolling on pages
  • Touchpad 3 finger slide between open tabs.
  • Ctrl + F (searches on the current page.)
  • Downloads. Where? Move to google dr. (or create “downloads” folder, and change chrome download settings. Open Chrome, click the 3 dots, go to “settings” then “advanced” then download location. Change to the google drive “download” folder.)
  • Miss the “Caps Lock?”  Goto “settings”, “Keyboard” , change “search” to “capslock”. (or temporarily turn it on by pressing “Alt”+”Search”, then off by doing the same…)
  • Add Drop box to the “Files” App. (Open “files”, click 3 vertical dots, then “Add new Service”.
  • Make Website into a desktop App.  https://applicationize.me/now